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RCMP launch mental health crisis response tool across northern B.C.

RCMP officers in Valemount and McBride have a new tool to help them respond to people experiencing mental-health and substance-use crises.

© Darryl Dyck

The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Ontario outlines data centre framework

The Ontario government says data centres in the province will need to cover all their energy costs and could pay more for electricity than other industrial users. The province released a data centre framework as it faces pressure to bring in guardrails around the facilities powering the artificial intelligence boom.

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Toronto officer shot during call for stolen e-bike

Toronto police say an officer was shot in the upper thigh early Thursday morning while arresting a man suspected of stealing an electric bike. Deputy police chief Lauren Pogue says officers ran after the suspect after receiving a robbery call around 3 a.m. in the area of Sherbourne Street and Bloor Street East and the man allegedly pulled out a gun and shot an officer during the arrest.

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Morning Update: Hockey’s code of conduct

Good morning. A review found that members of the 2018 World Junior hockey team violated Hockey Canada’s code of conduct. More on that below, along with optimism on a bionic exoskeleton and a baby hippo.

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From left to right: Alex Formenton, Cal Foote, Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Carter Hart.
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